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ISER
1995
Springer
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Parameter Sensitivity Analysis for Design and Control of Tendon Transmissions
We apply sensitivity analysis to the design and control of a tendon transmission. With this approach, some prefered values for the system parameters and a feedback compensator can...
Vincent Hayward, Juan Manuel Cruz-Hernández
ISER
1995
Springer
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Toward Obstacle Avoidance in Intermittent Dynamical Environments
In this paper we discuss a robotic task requiring dynamicalsafety in the face of an intermittent environment. We define and offer examples of this notion. We then construct a dyna...
Robert R. Burridge, Alfred A. Rizzi, Daniel E. Kod...
ISER
1995
Springer
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Distributed Robotic Manipulation: Experiments in Minimalism
Minimalism pursues the following agenda: For a given robotics task, nd the minimal con guration of resources required to solve the task. Thus, minimalism attempts to reduce the re...
Karl-Friedrich Böhringer, Russell Brown, Bruc...
ISER
1995
Springer
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Towards Principled Experimental Study of Autonomous Mobile Robots
We review the current state of research in autonomous mobile robots and conclude that there is an inadequate basis for predicting the reliability and behavior of robots operating ...
Erann Gat
ICRA
1995
IEEE
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A Design Method of Local Communication Area in Multiple Mobile Robot System
When many mobile robots should achieve cooperation, local communication system is considered appropriate from the standpoint of the cost and capacity of communication. This paper ...
Eiichi Yoshida, Masakazu Yamamoto, Tamio Arai, Jun...
ICRA
1995
IEEE
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Experiments in Adaptive Model-Based Force Control
This paper reports preliminary experiments with a provably correct model-based adaptive robot control algorithm for simultaneous position and force trajectory tracking of a robot ...
Louis L. Whitcomb, Suguru Arimoto, Tomohide Naniwa...
ICRA
1995
IEEE
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Parameterized Surface Fitting via MAP Estimation for Binocular Stereo
Michael J. Weisman, Alan L. Yuille, James J. Clark
ICRA
1995
IEEE
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Modeling of Linear Objects Considering Bend, Twist, and Extensional Deformations
A systematic approach to the modeling of deformable ne linear objects is presented. Various deformable objects are manipulated in many manufacturing processes. Deformation of the...
Hidefumi Wakamatsu, Shinichi Hirai, Kazuaki Iwata
ICRA
1995
IEEE
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An Inertial Sensor for Parts Inspection
This paper describes the development of a sensor which performs parts inspection by measuring the inertial properties of the part. The sensor comprises a platform supported on a c...
S. M. Tam, K. C. Cheung
ICRA
1995
IEEE
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Exact Motion Planning for Tractor-Trailer Robots
A tractor-trailer robot consists of a carlike tractor towing a passive trailer. Due to its highly nonholonomic nature, the kinematics of this type of robot are complicated and di ...
Petr Svestka, Jules Vleugels